4.45-Filmmaker Interview with Michael Cusumano and Charity Schubert

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In this episode, Jonathan Ytreberg interviews Michael Cusumano and Charity Schubert about their short film 'Last Minute' and the themes it explores.

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I interview Michael Cusumano and Charity Schubert, director, producer and lead actor of the short film "Last Minute," a comedic look at trying to get a school project done at the last minute in a world without the internet and smart phones. Listen to hear about the story that grew out of generational differences between school today and 40 years ago, a bit of luck in casting one of the film's main characters, and the way the production crowdsourced period ...

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Host: Jonathan Ytreberg

Guests: Michael Cusumano, Charity Schubert

Topics covered

• filmmaking
• interview
• comedy
• generational differences
• short film

Keywords

• filmmaker interview
• short film
• comedy
• school project
• generational differences

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Books & works: Last Minute

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